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Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development

"In today's fast-paced, often-dehumanizing world, increasing positive adult involvement and influence is particularly vital. ...

New and Old Routes of Portuguese Emigration

This book offers a comparative overview on Portuguese emigration in Europe and outside the EU in times of recession. In ...

Outcomes of Open Adoption from Care : An Australian Contribution to an International Debate

The chapters assess whether adoption provides a better chance of permanence and more positive outcomes than long-term foster ...

Parental Life Courses after Separation and Divorce in Europe

This book assembles landmark studies on divorce and separation in European countries, and how this affects the life of parents ...

Parenting and Work in Poland A Gender Studies Perspective

The book provides a critical account of parenthood in Polish society. It uses a qualitative perspective to show how mothers ...

Recent Developments in Alcoholism

Alcohol continues to be the substance of choice for today’s youth, leading to serious physical, psychological, and social ...

Same-Sex Families and Legal Recognition in Europe

This book focuses on family diversity from a legal, demographical and sociological perspective. It investigates what is ...

School Violence and Primary Prevention

Paralleling the public concern generated by high-profile school shootings and the growing dialogue about bullying, professionals ...

Situating Children of Migrants across Borders and Origins

This is the best book we have about the methodology to conduct research on the second generation or the children of immigrants ...

Social Background and the Demographic Life Course: Cross-National Comparisons

This book examines how childhood social disadvantage influences young-adult demographic decision-making and later-life economic ...

Social Inequality, Childhood and the Media

This book presents a qualitative longitudinal panel-study on child and adolescent socialisation in socially disadvantaged ...

Socioeconomic Differences in Old Age Mortality

Provides a comprehensive, thoughtful and critical discussion of all aspects involved in the relationship between socioeconomic ...

Space, Place and Educational Settings

This book explores the nexus between knowledge and space with a particular emphasis on the role of educational settings that ...

The Codes of the Street in Risky Neighborhoods

This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective ...

The Early Years : Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy

The Early Years analyzes the development of Latin American and Caribbean children and makes a compelling case for government ...

The Importance and Value of Older Employees

This book reports on original research and provides a positive consideration of the contribution of older workers. The existing ...

The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

This handbook provides a multilevel view on family policies, combining insights on family policy outcomes at different levels ...

The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the growing field of positive education, featuring a broad range of theoretical, ...

Victim-Offender Mediation with Youth Offenders in Europe

This book documents the state of the art on Victim-Offender Mediation with youth offenders in 15 European nations.It provides ...

West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways

This book explores obstacles that impede, and potential pathways toward improving, the material and psychological well-being ...

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